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Tag Archives: art deco
A luminous urban Pearl (street)
There really is no other street like in the United States. The Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, Colorado is an iconic place; and urban planner’s dream come true of walkable, urban shopping and entertainment packed into four glorious blocks … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, brewpubs, cities, civics, colleges, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Food, fun, geography, Geology, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, music, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, art deco, Boulder, business district, cities, dining, downtown, food, fun, land use, malls, Pearl Street, planning, shopping
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An art deco masterpiece reawakens
There are many fine examples of art deco or art moderne design. But to this planner, one the most impressive art deco structures anywhere is the former Knapp’s Department Store, which adorns south Washington Square in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Completed in … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, cities, civility, commerce, downtown, economic development, historic preservation, history, land use, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged art deco, art moderne, cites, commerce, department stores, downtown, economic development revitalization, Greater Lansing, historic preservation, history, Knapp's, planning, retailing
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“Screen” gems of California and Oregon
Here are photos of some of the amazing movie theaters seen over the past two weeks while traveling in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Enjoy these screen gems!
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, Cuisine, culture, economic development, entertainment, film, historic preservation, history, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, third places, tourism, urban planning
Tagged adaptive reuse, Angels Camp, architecture, art, art deco, Ashland, California, Chico, design, entertainment, Eureka, film, Grass Valley, historic preservation, land use, Marysville, motiona pictures, movies, Oregon, placemaking, planning, preservation, Salinas, theaters, travel
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Cool artistic Cali theaters
Here are photos of two historic theaters in located in the Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Sacramento in the lovely communities of Grass Valley and Nevada City.
Posted in architecture, art, Cities, entertainment, fun, history, land use, movies, pictures
Tagged art, art deco, California, entertainment, Grass Valley, history, movies, Nevada City, theaters
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